The Roundup! Yoga Pants, Controversies, Dance Parties

Discover the latest news in the yoga world, including stories about yoga pants controversies, creative ways to combine yoga classes with other healing modalities, the largest collective chant of OM, and more.

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Leggings and yoga pants: When tight trousers get controversial—Recently, United Airlines stopped two girls from boarding a flight because they were wearing leggings. Since the passengers were guests of airline employees, they were subject to a certain dress code. No need to worry yoga pant fanatics; if you’re a regular passenger, the leggings ban doesn’t apply.

Did Your Yoga Pants Cause Sea Pollution?—According to Gulf Coast researchers, your yoga pants may be contributing to sea pollution. When laundered, the microscopic plastic fibers in yoga pants get flushed into natural waterways and eventually make their way to the ocean. Learn what this means for sea life.

A lover of life, storytelling, and sharing, April is always seeking ways to spread joy and positivity wherever she goes. After earning her degrees in Journalism and Creative Writing, April traveled throughout Central America to study at different yoga centers and ashrams, get her hands in the soil, learn about other cultures, and spend quality time with nothing but her yoga mat and the ocean.When April’s not working as the Managing Editor for YogaBasics you can find her experimenting in the kitchen by creating plant-based meals, wild-crafting and foraging medicinal herbs and food, practicing yoga on and off the mat or dancing through the forest.

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